Arthur M. Palkowitz

Arthur Palkowitz has an impressive background in civil litigation and public education as a practicing attorney for over 32 years, including nine years with San Diego Unified School District. Arthur’s experience includes representing litigants in complex contractual matters, catastrophic injury cases, real estate transactions and litigation disputes.

Arthur has successfully represented public agencies before State Appellate Courts and California State Supreme Court on cases involving state mandates and obtained an unanimous favorable decision before the U.S. Supreme Court, making new law distinguishing ERISA with California’s notice/prejudice rule. (Unum Life Ins. Co. of Am. v. Ward, 526 U.S.359, 119 S. Ct. 334 (1999).

Arthur has served as General Counsel and committee member of Education Mandated Cost Network and has over a hundred appearances in Sacramento representing School Districts before the Commission on State Mandates.

Arthur has appeared as speaker at State Controller conference, California Association School Business (CASBO) annual conventions and San Diego County of Education lecture series.